Worst. Lesson. Ever. (Except it wasn't 😂) | GoPro
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Alternative title: When PonyCam is an idiot and massively overreacts to something that wasn't even that bad... 🤦♀️At first I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to put this video up, as at the time it felt like the worst lesson in the world where I just couldn’t pull myself together (lots of you would have seen my instagram story whining about it)! I hope the description doesn’t make it sound like I’m blaming Magic for anything that went ‘wrong’ in this lesson, because that is certainly not the intention! He is still a little superstar!! It was just one of THOSE lessons! 😄
I think it's a bit harder to tell from the GoPro footage, but it really felt like Magic had reverted back to how he was when he first arrived at the start of the year and it truly felt like one step forward, two steps back (ridiculous looking back at this footage, he was nothing like he was when he first came!). He was rushy and strong on the flat which made him difficult to collect and bend - he was also doing a lot of tail swishing/kicking out throughout the ride which is very unlike him. We checked him over and there was nothing physically wrong, but he definitely wasn't 100% comfortable and from his behaviour and the aim of his kicking, at the time, I thought he had been bitten/stung by something (there were a lot of wasps & bugs around) which was probably why he was more distracted in the lesson than usual! It turns out it could also have been down to an issue with his saddle fit which I'll mention later.
Despite my slightly desperate efforts, we turned badly and got slippage/wheel-spin from Magic’s hind end coming into the fences, losing us all-important impulsion coming into each jump. We also swung round to the inside after every fence, while bending to the outside, making it very difficult to link to fences together and increasing the risk of slipping/falling on a tight turn (which to be honest now scares me a little bit after mine & Casper’s slip/fall last year where I ended up with a concussion that affected me for a quite a while). While he was still very happy to jump, Magic clearly didn't want to make any tight turns into or away from the fences - his owner has said that there has been some issues with the saddle fit recently, with it moving on tighter turns (fortunately I haven't experienced this too much myself) and had arranged for the fitter to come out - I didn't know this before the lesson and it actually gave me a bit of relief afterwards realising that there could be another legitimate reason for Magic's performance! (Update: Magic is now getting a new saddle and should be much more comfortable from now on) 😊
Because of all this I had really wound myself up and was finding it hard to see a stride in this lesson and poor Magic wasn’t listening to my half halts into the fences (something he has been very good at recently), which meant we chipped in at a lot of them. After we’d messed up the jumps for the final time, I asked my instructor if I could have one last go at the little spread, as I was determined to end a ‘bad’ lesson on a positive note and I knew we could both do better than we had been! Our approach was still wonky, but the final jump itself was spot on - what a relief! Magic really does try so hard, even when he’s not feeling himself or his muppet rider is getting frustrated about something that isn’t his fault ❤️ Even though this lesson didn’t go entirely to plan, we certainly both had fun over that last fence and ended on a happy note!
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I sometimes get a bit of flack for letting Magic fall in after the fences, and I think it’s mainly from people who have probably never ridden a horse as inflexible as Magic before, or who think I’m just sitting there not trying to do anything about it! In reality, I’m doing everything in my power to keep him moving correctly (I finished this lesson sweating and aching just from trying to stop him falling in/bending to the outside), but if half a tonne of tank-horse decides he wants to canter straight to the inside after a jump using all the additional speed and energy gained from a jump landing, I really don’t have much say in the matter! It’s something that needs to be addressed on the flat before even thinking about jumping, but Magic is not my horse, I only ride him once a week and in reality, no matter how good his flat schooling gets, it doesn’t always translate across to jumping 100% when Magic gets over excited and his brain switches back to super-fun hunt mode!! 😂
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Magic was much more himself on our ride this morning and the great news is that the lucky boy is getting a brand new saddle! Hopefully he will be a bit more comfortable from now on! The lesson in this video was a frustrating ride, but a good learning experience and a solid reminder that it’s ok to not get everything right all of the time! 😃❤️
PonyCam yay!
How old are u? ❤️
PonyCam hopefully it will feel comfortable on him
PonyCam that description ooft read it all
0:13 the classic riding school noise I know a few door booters 😂😂
Loll same
if this is your worst lesson ever I’d love to see your best lesson ever!!💖
😂❤️
Your instructor reminds me of my own. "LEG LEG LEG! KICK KICK KICK!" and the "Now canter lead if you can there"
QOTD: Just being able to enjoy riding them, and (even though i jump pretty small compared to most people), I am proud to say that i can do, but often don't believe so. I am extremely lucky to even be able to ride at a stables, and i feel like sometimes people who own horses, don't appreciate them as much.
I love your videos so much, and enjoy every moment of them! It's nice to see a realistic version of a lesson, because a lot of channels just show the "best" bits! ❤ 🐎
Jess the horse very well said👏 and I agree💕 I don’t jump particularly high either but I strongly believe it’s not about the height, it’s about the technique😘 keep going and keep enjoying it🌸💖💞! Xx
What does the QOTD stand for? Isn't that supposed to stand for question of the day?
Magic : IM DA MOST BOOTYFUL HORSE 2:01
The best time to watch this:
AS SOON AS YOU GET THE NOTIFICATION!
You won’t regret it and also I hope Magic will love his new saddle!
Whenever I watch your videos I feel stupid because I know I’ll never be as good as you
Shame about Magic, but glad to hear about his new saddle! Robin looked great on the new horse, he was very keen🤠
Robin is a girl
Uh robin is her mum??
I’m in love with your hat silk omg 😍
It is normal for horses to have their off days and it actually really helps you when you ride and how to deal with it. It's also very normal to feel upset about it too , trust me , I have a welsh mare and I get it quite often! X
This is weird but does anyone else count the strides coming up to the jump with these videos 🤣it just comes naturally to me xx
My favorite achivement in riding is that I'm not as scared as I used to be. A while ago, I got really scared of riding since I could get hurt but now I try before giving up!
Well done you. I wish every rider had that mentality. I'm not one of those riders. Lol. X
@@MissGarland1986 You'll get there. It was actually fear that drove me to start trying because my father 'threatened' me to stop paying for my lessons if I didn't do something at all. It was like a jump-start.
Whenever I go riding I always get the biggest stomach full of nerves starting from the day before, but when I succeed I feel a lot better straight after... until the next day. My brain goes into worry mode again and starts thinking about ALL the possible things that went wrong in the lesson the day before, and I hate it! Has anyone got any tips on dealing with nerves?
Yes I yes I always do two just because your nervous doesn't mean you have to do it ask your trainer for tips
I always get stitches when I'm going but I scared to tell and then I told her
She said just keep your back don't like eat or drink lot HOPE THAT HELPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
From the video it looks like Magic gets really excited about jumping, especially if the jumps are big. Am I right in assuming he rushes at the fence gets right to the bottom of it and then leaps? If so that is incredibly scary and frustrating. Last jump definitely the best one but he looks incredibly powerful and you are a slight woman so not a hope of controlling him in where he goes or when he jumps etc. Hunting can blow some horses minds. It can take a long time to get over a horse falling down with you, and to be honest you will never truly be able to put it from your mind if you have to turn sharply, I had 2 such incidents and both stayed with me for years, in fact, at the beginning of having lessons again I wouldn't even canter fully around the arena and it took several weeks for me to get over that.
He has until fairly recently been pretty good at taking off from the right spot (a summer out in the big grass jumping paddock has helped a lot with that), but recently with his strange slippy turns into the fences it's been taking out all of our impulsion and striding meaning we have been getting in quite deep, which makes us both lose a bit of confidence for the next fence. I'm hoping once his new saddle arrives he'll feel more comfortable round the corners as his saddle stays where it should and we can get back to where we were with our jumping a couple of months ago, where he was really starting to listen on the approach more and use himself well over fences (like in the last jump in this video). Hopefully we'll also get back to doing some more flatwork soon too, as it really doesn't take much for Magic to improve his way of going with a bit of gentle flat schooling! And you're quite right, as for my own confidence with cornering it's just something that will (hopefully) come back with time.
It sounds weird to me that your instructor is asking you to kick the horse (multiple times) and shoutin ”GO” ”KICK” even though the horse looked ”too” excited about the fences. Wouldn’t it be better to calm the horse down and make him listen you better, as you did before in this video? Some of the jumps looked dangerous and the horse jumped too close/too far
emmapaaa The instructor is shouting “kick!” into the fences because I was starting to really hold the horse back, causing us to get too close and chip in. She doesn’t actually mean for me to ‘kick’ or ‘boot’ the horse so to speak, she’s just encouraging me to take off the handbrake so that we can get a better quality canter with more impulsion, allowing for a more fluid jump, which I was stopping from happening. In between jumps we always have a chat about what needs to change for the next one, and we’ll discuss in detail how I need to adjust my riding to improve the horse’s way of going (I understand this might not be clear from the videos) - yelling ‘kick’ is just a shortening of all that technical discussion when there’s no time to have a conversation right before a fence - we both know what she really means :-) Unfortunately I’m not sure what you mean by ‘dangerous’, certainly from my perspective there was nothing dangerous about these jumps or how the horse was jumping them, just a few bad strides (rider error) and some easily knocked down poles.
That horse kicking the stall door at the beginning is a literal mood.
Ooo early! Bless him, you both did amazing! (As always) 💖 Don't worry about little mistakes and stuff 💗
I just read your description box and I can deffo agree with the last paragraph I also have a tank horse and when he wants to rub he does and I just can’t control I think you did really well no matter how hard it was to control him!
I totally feel you!!! I had a lesson just like this the other day and felt horrible afterwards! But i got back on this week and had an amazing lesson! :)
That last jump was awesome! Well done!
Horses: I’m really big and strong
Fly: are you sure about that?
I have my own horse but have lost my confidence due to having a few falls when we first got her due to her back, I love watching your videos cuz it’s like I’m riding but not? If that makes any sense? 😂❤️ my mare is better now but my confidence need rebuilding again 😩
I had exactly the same problem in my lesson with my horse perry 😂
AOTD:learning a walk to canter transition
Can we all agree we have lugged forward a bit when she goes over the jumps from mussel memory
Awe. That’s good that right at the end you two got a decent jump! Well done 👍🏼 🐴
He even used his shoulders in that last jump
Do you and robin have a lesson just you too now instead of group lessons ?? Also you are an amazing rider and don’t worry we all have lessons that sometime don’t feel great , even though your was great Xx 💕
We've had a couple of private lessons recently as a little treat! Our usual group lesson was getting a little bit more crowded than usual with some people having recently come up from the intermediate ride xx
Your amazing, don't doubt yourself, keep it up 😊😍
I have a lesson tomorrow after school and I have a feeling it will be a good lesson! Ur trainer reminds me of my trainer too I have a bad habit of keeping my right heel up instead Of down so I need to work on that and my trainer is like “HEELS..HEELS..HEELSSSSSS”
That’s a cool mounting block!
This is really cool!
I used to ride a paint mare called Magic
Just watching this, I already feel my balance going and falling sideways when he canters round after jumping. Or is it just me? Lol. He feels quite fast.
i have a green horse who has been acting like a fully trained horse, so i'm trying to decide if i want to risk cantering soon, i had restarted her a while back and now she's feeling herself and has been acting wonderfully, she used to hate jumping and recently has been FLYING over jumps like its a trot pole so, do you have any tips on how i should start her?
all my other horses are western or trail ponies ( American quarter horses, thats just what i call all horses lol ) that had training to walk trot canter that i built up into jumping and taught them to enjoy their new "jobs" since i choose what they do for that day.
0:14 ahhhh door boosters 😂
Hi do you have advise for a pony that likes to do an extra stride before a jump and if you try not give him the stride he will turn rite before a jump
He does an extra stride because he feels he needs it. So he will refuse to jump if he cannot do the extra stride. It could have 2 reasons : your hands are too strong on him so he comes as close as possible to the fence to jump with his neck less extended, or he's not fast enough, and he needs the extra stride to cover the jump. He can be lazy. So you need to make sure your hands are more open, and/or you need to push him to get him to do longer strides so he will jump smoothly in the flow. The jumps will be easier for you and for him.
How do u get the go pro to stay on pls can u do a tutorial x
I use the official GoPro helmet strap mount that they sell on their website x
Was it just you and your mum in this lesson Claire x 😊
Yes we've had a couple of private lessons recently as our usual group lesson was getting a little bit more crowded than usual 😊 x
Don’t worry about it, I’ve probably had my worst
lesson today too! 🤣🤣🤣
I had a lesson the other day where we went for a halk and got stuck in lashing rain 😂and then went to the arena and were doing some flatwork and Frankie the horse I ride got bored and decided to go for a very high jump and I fell off 😂 there is bad days in riding but I still love it 😍
I love watching you ride.
When I jump on my pony my position is pretty bad 🤣 have you got any tips to help me make it much better? ❤️❤️
Is this at Turpin lodge I went
Well done! That was amazing!!!
Great video 😊👍
What type of footing is that?
Sorry we are building a riding ring!🤣
If you lived stateside in New England, I'd be asking if Magic's owner had ever had him tested for Lyme Disease. His resistance to bend reminds me of a pony I rode (and totally adored) who had bending issues and just seemed to have more "off" days than he should have. He tested positive for Lyme -- a man-made tick borne illness that's becoming somewhat common from Pennsylvania to Maine -- and he was taken out of lessons for treatment.
For his handful of issues, Magic is still an awesome guy. It could be his saddle, but we all have our "off" days. Maybe he'd enjoy an equine massage or acupuncture to help with his sticky bending?
Good job staying with him. Often times things that we are major in the moment really aren't that bad at all. Magic forgives any mistakes you made -- so you just have to forgive yourself :)
Bander Snatch To be honest when he is ‘bad’ it’s usually because I’m not asking him to do the exercise properly (resisting the turn with my body for fear of him falling in/slipping, rather than leading with my body and allowing him to bend around my leg). In turn this makes me frustrated because he ‘won’t turn properly’ and we have trouble cornering into jumps, when in fact it’s me who’s created the issue in the first place!!
He does struggle to bend sometimes on colder days, but has improved in his overall flexibility leaps and bounds since he first arrive from a hunting yard last winter, though I dare say a nice massage and some post-ride stretching would benefit him.
He usually does a pretty good job at whatever he’s asked as long as the rider is actually riding him correctly and I really feel the difference in lessons where I actually have my head screwed on!! :-)
@@PonyCam Don't be too hard on yourself 😊 You ride quite well, and have more nerve than me. I get the cold sweats just looking at a cross rail. It's hard to think about everything at once -- bending, leads, striding, breathing -- especially when the fences come up so fast.
Magic is a great boy. He looks honest and willing and seems to enjoy jumping alot. You're good to all the horses you ride and are mindful of their feelings. Keep up the good work -- I love watching you ride 😀
Aha 🙈😅😂 loved this 😂😂😂🤞
How long have you been riding?
What breed is magic
EquestrianLove I believe he was sold as an ISH, but he is a bit of a chunky one 😁
I love ur videos!😍
Great job! 💛
J'aime toujours autant tes vidéos elle sont parfaite comme toi et les chevaux❤❤❤
Love it!
How high was the last jump xx
Amei🥰
Where do you riding horses?
you guys look amazing xx
Omg no I’m late what!!!😭😭😭
QOTD:probably jump 90s whith my fave horse coco but then I fell off and now I just jump 70s and do dressage😢☹️
QOTD my greatest achievement is getting my first horse ☺️he’s a 14.2 piebald gelding who has taken me from trot poles to 50cm grids his names jacob btw ❤️❤️
Love you so much. Just got a new sub
I LOVE you
How tall is Magic
PS-he is very cute 💕
Magic is so much better with flies ( or anything touching him) than my horse Dallas!! He will buck, bolt, stop it’s just awful 😂 Horse flies are the worst!! Do you have horse flies?
Yes horse flies and bot flies - they are both horrible!!
Just asking how old are u? X
Equine Lily she’s about 25/26 i believe
Equine Lily 27 😊 x
PonyCam ty x
Where is that? I live in Texas so haha
22 times "good booooooooooy" 😖
Roughly how high was the last jump you jumped
I would say 2’6 maybe. Magic is only 15.3 so 2’6-2’9.
DC and Me 16 The last few including the little spread were about 2’9.
Has the school/arena changed
Nope, same arena as always :-)
Howdy 🤠
Early ❤️ love ur videoes!
Today I have to do trot i think or something idk im so scared please help!!
Ema Mujezinovic its your first time??? On a horse In trot?
@@toxicx0306 well, its not the first time i did it a lot bit when i wanted to do trot my horse started gallop for some reason. Nut its ok now. I didint do it 🐎
Oops.😯😮
If all I had to say is "kick kick kick kick yasssss" as a trainer, i'd be rich
Love horses
Me to
There❤
Have u and Robin ever thought about share loaning or owning a horse and both ride it? Xx
It's something I've considered, and if I were to ever buy a horse it would be as a share with Robin, but right now I just don't have the time or money! 😊 xx
Who was that kicking the stable door lol. Painter does that.
Spike, he gets a bit jealous when the other horses go out for lessons without him!
PonyCam Bless him. Painter does it too but only through excitement at getting polos.
Sorry, what's the name of the horse? We have a go from equestrian sport :( sorry, good luck
I’m agreeing with your title for my last lesson which was 2 days ago, it seemed bad but it wasn’t
Only bad part was that we have this mare who has a injured leg and one of our helpers were riding her and she spooked while eating the grass and reared up and since she couldn’t support herself because of her injured leg she took a couple of steps back before falling..
The pony I was riding spooked.. and her big thump when she landed
Luckily no one was injured! She did not land on the rider, thank god!!
Poppy The Tabby Cat they barley ride her anymore since she’s old and sore they now ride her like once a month so she gets some exercise and she loves it like she’d be bucking around happily after jumping so she does enjoy it but they don’t push her and that it’s just to exercise her a bit
And it’s ok it didn’t sound rude or anything
Whats all the banging?
The horse in the stable next door, he was upset that he wasn't going out for a lesson.
First
9th x ❤️😂🤪
Omg ur so small 😂🥺❤️
No no no your worst lesson was when you fell off twice in XC first into the water (the worst) and then Casper I think you were riding bolted and you fell off when mounting (awful) that lesson looked truly the worst!
how was that the worset lesson ever. that would have been one of my best. xx
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